eddie long

A megachurch collapses under the Word of Faith doctrine.

Recently, a controversial megachurch minister Eddie Long was crowned a Davidic king “on behalf of the Jewish people”; but he’s far from the first non-Jew to make use of a so-called rabbi to bolster his spiritual authority.

The charlatans and the satirists.

The disgraced preacher takes the “kingdom” to the next level of church pimping.

Accused of sexual abuse, and with wife seeking divorce, scandal-ridden pastor steps aside.

Long’s case was not simply, as you suggest, a “wreck” or a car “accident,” but a case of DUI: Driving/Pastoring under the influence of unchecked power and accountability. This continues to be a historic problem with commercial celebrity preachers, and given your status and peer group, I’m sure you know this all too well.

This week’s The Week in Religion.

The parties and the lawyers aren’t talking.

Even if Long gets off without a trial or outing the large payout, shrinking congregation, and public derision point to a painful resurrection process.

Steered his flock to invest in a scheme run by “his friend and brother” who was under indictment.